Knicks Rout Raptors In Largest Margin Of Victory Of The Season For Sole Possesion Of 3rd In East

Knicks Rout Raptors In Largest Margin Of Victory Of The Season For Sole Possesion Of 3rd In East

Toronto Deuce was loose again nine threes for him a career high ties a career high with 29 Points Mitchell Robinson missed the last 50 games 12 minutes T night eight points looked good played well Nicks win by 44 their biggest margin of Victory this year 145 points the most they’ve scored in the

Game this year and most importantly of all the standings up to the second in the Eastern Conference the Cavs lost to Charlotte tonight the magic lost lost to the Warriors the Bucks were idle so the Knicks are two games out of second and now in third all alone a half game in

Front of the fourth place CS great to have you with us from our Delta MSG Studios Bill pedo along with alen Han and Wally zerak the theme has been consistent here get in front of these teams that you’re supposed to beat get out early and make it easy oh it’s fun

To watch this team is in some Rhythm just blowing teams off the floor they did this on the road too I understand at home the way they blew out the Detroit Pistons but to go out on the road just be in complete work mode be professionals get a huge lead in that

First quarter move the ball the way they did Tom tho always talks about play the right way this is what you do to teams when you play the right way and you’re playing against teams that are not playing the right way you just blow them

Off the floor on their home floor just a very impressive Victory that’s what this team’s done all season is take care of business I mean we know what they do against teams with a losing record they beat them and they and there something that Josh Hart talked about in the

Previous game when you you this is the stretch we’ve talked aled about how important these four games were one more to go against teams with a losing record they play the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday and Josh hard said with teams like this and he’s been on him he said I

Was in Portland we were like this too if you let if a team let you stay in the game and all of a sudden you made it competitive but if you’re getting blown out in that first quarter then you just know put that team away and then keep

Him at Bay and that’s exactly what the Knicks did another night get off to a big start and then hold out hold off the opponent to get the win guys the Knicks now are 26 and2 against under 500 teams they’re 16 games above 500 for the first time since the 1213 season Mitchell

Robinson came back we came in today not knowing for sure if he was going to play he did play play 12 minutes eight points two blocks two rebounds what do you think it’s a huge story for this Nicks team getting him back into the lineup he’ll obviously just on a minute

Restriction he’ll work his way back into Rhythm but he looked great you see what a dominating Force he is out there I mean no easy baskets at The Rim as the Raptors learned today you know doing a good job rolling to the basket you know not quite in the same fluidity form that

He was in at the beginning of the season but he’s attacking the basket with vengeance he’s had time to work on his free throws there’s a nice recovery and a nice finish and look at his body he was the biggest strongest most impactful big out there he is a Difference Maker

With his size and his Mobility to go with it so when you add this to the Knicks roster that’s already playing outstanding basketball it takes you from here to here especially in a playoff scenario and it’s great to see him moving and back in the lineup and

Smiling again too that’s having him back you see he and isaah hartenstein when they met at the scores table when he came in the game hartstein gave him a hug because he was happy for him you’re so right about the size thing I mean it’s noticeable when he’s on the floor

He just he makes this team bigger that’s what they certainly are going to need and now he’s got he’s got this game in now 10 games left for him to get himself find that Rhythm the ability to catch the basketball while moving and also the conditioning game conditioning while

Will tell you is a lot different than when you’re running up and down the court in practice so he’s going to need that time but it’s great to see him back because he will be a differenc maker for this team guys how about Duce McBride he made six threes in the first quarter

That ties a Nicks franchise record for most threes made in a first quarter finished with nine it looked like he was going to bypass Dante dant chenzo one game after dvon chenzo made the single game record for most threes made 29 Points for McBride to tie a career high

How about his scoring Wally are you surprised consistently now double figure and a handful of games here of late he’s gone over 25 points well he’s established what a great shooter he is at the NBA level he’s put in the work to be coming outstanding over 40%

Three-point shooter so now when he gets volume looks with the fiveman unit that he’s out there on the floor with that’s when you maximized his shooting ability you put him out there with a great point guard and jayen Brunson who can find him also a great point forward and Josh hard

Who just made that pass and then it just opens up his game and unlocks his game to to the fullest I mean another 29-point effort he had multiple 26o efforts he locked up Steph Curry a couple weeks ago with his opportunity to play with great players he has just been

Completely on fire he’s been unlocked he’s not afraid to shoot if you leave him open in rotations he’s going to make the defense pay and oh by the way he’s an elite perimeter Defender I mean this type of performance he could have gone for 11 if this was a little bit closer

Game in my opinion I just think when you’re blow A team out you’re kind of just like let’s just get the win get out of here not get injured it was an impressive performance you know what else too he had seven assists in this game one turnover like he does not turn

The ball over that’s something consistently about him and let me just State for the record when I talk to him about the braid and over his eye and how do you see it when we had a good laugh out of it you notice that he now has the

Headband he changed up the hairstyle I have nothing to do with that now right he still shot the basketball really well but this just shows you a guy who has and he’s as you heard him talk to the guys he has put in the work he trusts

His work and when he comes into the game he shoots with confidence and more importantly the coaching staff believes in him when you have that and you know your head coach trust you and believes in you you’re going to go out there and play free and that’s what he’s been

Doing and he has developed himself into a player that can come off the bench and be an impact player and also a player that can start because he next to Brunson actually does fit because of how much he is a a catch and shoot shooter that spaces the floor which opens it up

For Jaylen Brunson Nicks is a team and coming up we’ll talk about this more specifically 22 two made threes franchise records 24

The Raptors welcomed back OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa to Toronto as the Knicks scored 145 points – their most in regulation since 1980. Mitchell Robinson made his return from a 50-game absence and Miles McBride hit a career-high 3PM.

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Knicks Route Raptors In Largers Margin Of Victory Of The Season For Sole Possesion Of 3rd In East